Covariate Balance in Bayesian Propensity Score Approaches for Observational Studies

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 280-302

  Chen, Jianshen ^a   Kaplan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; covariate balance; Propensity scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926421141     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2014.911396     Document Type: Article

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